http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Weird News 60 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:39:04 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/662973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/662973.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:13 EDT It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain." But it worked, attracting a brave soul who's never been a nanny before. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661277.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661277.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:03 EDT This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/662777.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/662777.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:13 EDT A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661666.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661666.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:58 EDT An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/660318.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/660318.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:28 EDT This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661594.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/661594.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:03 EDT Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the calorie counts at the State Fair, which will offer such delicacies this year as deep-fried s'mores and a fried banana split. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/660780.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/660780.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:28 EDT Spanish revelers have pelted each with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight. Town hall says an estimated 40,000 people took part in the hour of messy fun in the village of Bunol near Valencia. The ritual dates back to the 1940s. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658952.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:33 EDT A 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that has traveled more than 1 million miles is still on the market, its owner says, though it failed to fetch the premium price that he had hoped for. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658512.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658512.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:35 EDT Firefighters were right on top of this blaze. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658881.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/658881.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:58 EDT A judge has decided that a suburban Seattle woman who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote has spent enough time in the legal doghouse. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/656760.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/656760.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:04 EDT It was the little engine that couldn't - because it was thirsty for fuel. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657633.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657633.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:32 EDT The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657067.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657067.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49 EDT If only Goldilocks had a cockapoo. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657600.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/657600.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:33 EDT Some people may lose sleep on the job or even lose the stapler off their desk. Dane Keane loses fingers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/655906.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/655906.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:06 EDT An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/656197.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/656197.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:01 EDT Auctioneers preparing for a backyard estate sale Saturday morning made an explosive discovery among the china and other items up for bid - a suitcase full of military-grade explosives. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/652973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/652973.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:25 EDT The owners of Yoda - a cat with four ears - could use a couple extra hands to answer their telephones. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/654215.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/654215.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:24 EDT Fort Hays State University has fired its debate coach for losing his temper at a tournament, engaging in a videotaped shouting match that included pulling down his shorts to expose his underwear. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/653062.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/653062.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:21 EDT This presidential race was no contest: John McCain sped to the finish while Barack Obama was reluctant to leave the starting point. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/652925.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/652925.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:26 EDT A woman and her accountant husband who claims he's developed a formula for lottery picks have each claimed $350,000 jackpots - twice.